Amid the NBA lockout, a number of players will put their free time to good use by completing their college degrees. New Orleans Hornets forward Trevor Ariza, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Baron Davis, and a slew of others have all enrolled in courses to finish their incomplete degrees. “When the lockout […]
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.–Legendary NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame today in Springfield, Mass. Famous for his colorful hair, tattoos, and his on and off-the-court antics, Rodman played for five NBA teams during his 14-year career. Rodman is a five-time NBA championship, won two Defensive Player of the Year […]
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NEW YORK — Former NBA player and streetball legend, Rafer “Skip To My Lou” Alston has been sued by Erick Franceschini who claims he hit him in the head with a bottle at a Queens strip club. The New York Daily News reports: Franceschini charged that patrons of the jiggle joint were ushered outside on […]
Former NBA star Jalen Rose was caught on video jogging into the Oakland County Jail Tuesday morning to start his 20 day sentence for drunk driving. Rose was sentenced last week to 93 days in jail after pleading guilty to drunk driving, but will serve 20. His expected release date is Aug. 18. The former […]
Memphis, Tenn.–An internal Memphis police department investigation recently found that former NBA star Lorenzen Wright called 911 before he was murdered, but the call was never passed on to police. According to the investigation, Wright’s nearly 7-foot-tall, badly decomposed body weighed only 57 pounds when it was found ten days later a few yards from […]
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade put out a job bid on Twitter in lieu of his current stint in the NBA lockout. In surprising fashion, KFC in a open letter offered Wade a job he can’t refuse. “It goes without saying we’d love to have you back on our team dishing out the World’s Best […]
NEWARK, N.J.- New Jersey Nets star Deron Williams has agreed to play for the Turkish basketball team, Besiktas, the same team that signed Allen Iverson last year. Sportando reports: Turkish TV Ntvspor (one of the most efficient sport channels in Turkey) announced few minutes ago that Besiktas agreed to terms with Deron Williams. The American […]
A model has filed two police reports for harassment on former Duke University point guard and #1 NBA draft pick Kyrie Irving. Miss Hawaii, real name Jessica Jackson, claims to have a video of Irving masturbating on Skype. Earlier in March Miss Hawaii tweeted: i mean this is just the beginning too dude, i have […]
Looking at the buzz surrounding this year’s NBA draft, it was clear that the NBA is considered a hyper-Black, savage, and pathological space. It is marketed to this effect. For non-Black players to show the least bit of talent is considered a breath of fresh air. That being said, the hype surrounding draftee Jimmer Fredette, […]
Miami Heat President Pat Riley shot down rumors today that he would come back to coach next season. Riley continues to support his young, yet embattled coach, Erik Spoelstra. “We’ve got a great young coach here, and I want to support him. And hopefully, he can grow like I did. We’ll bring Erik back, definitely.” […]
NBA superstar Dwyane Wade recently published an article in Newsweek on the trials and triumphs of being a single father. Wade, who was recently granted full custody of his two sons, was appointed by President Obama to a new parenting program geared towards encouraging fathers to be more active in their children’s lives. In the […]
